Jigawa state government has announced reduction of official working hours for public servants in the State by two hours.
A statement by the State Head of the Civil Service, Alhaji Muhammad K Dagaceri and made available to PeoplesPen said the action was approved to reduce stress in the holy month of Ramadan.
By the new administrative policy, Civil Servants in Jigawa would now report to the office at 9am and close by 3pm between Monday and Thursday instead of 5pm. Similarly, workers would report to work on Fridays by 9am and close by 1pm as usual.
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He explained that the gesture is aimed at providing more opportunities to Civil Servants to prepare for their Ramadan break and also to have more time to observe spiritual activities activities of the holy Month.
Ismaila Ibrahim Dutse, Public Relations Officer, Office of the state head of Civil Service, the Head of Service stated that it is hope that Civil Servants in the State would use the Ramadan Period to pray for God’s guidance and blessings for the State.
” It is also hope that Civil Servants would use the fasting period to pray for the peace and economic prosperity of the State and Nigeria at large”.